Also Known As:
Ski:xs, Sguxs, Old Klemtu, Klemtu, Sküüxs, Southern Tsimshian
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
A history of the Tsimshian people: immigrants, new technology and conflict.
The few colours in that I found that you can study.
A document containing the history of the Tsimshian people: Southern Tsimshian, Coast Tsimshian, Nish
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages
Bibliography of Locations:
2012. "First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia." edited by First Peoples' Cultural Council. Online: http://www.maps.fphlcc.ca/.
Bibliography of Context:
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages